Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Introducing the New StopAndScrap!

We are proud to present to you the new StopAndScrap.com! Although a complete site design could not be finished in such a short time (we do hope to have it done for the winter CHA season), we didn't want to wait to present to you the new changes that StopAndScrap.com is undergoing. Read on!

ONE DAY SHIPPING!

Those of you who have been ordering over the past month have already seen a drastic improvement in shipping times. New, regular priced items ship out within one day or less and clearance items ship out in 1 week or less (this used to be 2-3 weeks). As we move into our new office space, we expect to see these shipping times drop even further.

FREE SHIPPING OVER $50!

All US customers will now receive FREE shipping on all orders $50 or more (not including clearance items)! The shipping fee will be refunded after the order has been placed.

NEW CO-OWNERS!

We'd like to formally introduce you to our new owners/partners. Ray and Jessica, our new partners, are also parents to two children just like us. They came on board about a month ago and have immediately helped us turn StopAndScrap around. We are going to all be involved with the business, but the breakdown of responsibilities will be a little more defined with more people involved. Ray and Jessica will be involved more behind the scenes as well as helping with shipping. Maria will maintain her role as creative decision maker and product purchasing, but she will also take advantage of some more free time to expand our more "social" aspects of the site such as blogging, contests and more. Larry will continue to keep StopAndScrap running from a technical perspective (while also working hard to bring it up to date with new technologies) but will also take the lead on customer service and account management. Shipping will be a fully collaborative effort to keep speed and accuracy a priority. While you will still hear from Maria (especially on the blog), Larry is who you will be contacting with customer service issues.

So How Shall We Celebrate?

Let's Do a Giveaway!

Enter to win a FREE Sizzix Vagabond Die-Cutting Machine autographed by Tim Holtz himself! Simply leave a comment on THIS blog post only to enter. Please include your first name, last initial and city/state so we can identify you from your comments. International customers are welcome to enter however if the winner needs to ship their free Vagabond to a non-US address they will have to pay for the shipping fee before it is sent. We will ship free to any US address, though. Please leave your comment by tonight at midnight Eastern time!

Woo Hoo....great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win and good luck with your business (which I seem to be ordering too much from here lately!) :) Good for your business but bad for my credit card. :)

I would be so thrilled to win this!! Have had it on my wishlist forever! Love all things by Tim, and this is an awesome product! Thanks so much for the opportunity and God bless! Lorilori082259@yahoo.com

Thanks for the chance to win such a great Prize! I love Tim Holtz Products. Congratulations to the new arrival to your family and to all the changes in your life. I always look forward to shopping with you guys! I hope to winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!Jan C.Houma L.A.

Very exciting stuff! Y'all have some of the best selection around, so I'm glad y'all are growing! Thanks for the chance to win a Vagabond, too! I've used my mom's and it's pretty awesome. Really well-built.

I am truly excited for all of you with your new partnership and so very happy StopandScrap is continuing and will grow. I am especially touched that you explained things that were happening in the background a several weeks ago. So we're all riding the new road together. Congratulations

I love the ease of "pre" ordering things from my wants and desires list. Stop and Scrap has an awesome array of choices with all the Hot and Trendy companies. Congrats to the new partners and welcome aboard. I would love to have a Tim Holtz Vagabond. Thanks for the chance at winning

What a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win. You have some exciting changes going on and I'm glad you decided to hang in there! We really appreciate the quicker shipping since you know we can't wait to get our stuff!Mira S. - Dayton, OH

Love your site, and shop everyday on it....as you know, Maria...but hubby doesn't know...you have to put alternative names for your site, so Stop and Scrap doesn't keep showing up on the credit cards every day...lolNew baby, new partners...good luck with both...

I got to play with someone's Vagabond and I'm in love. Before I tried it I thought "what's the deal?" but now I know. And congratulations on the new and improved StopAndScrap. I'm sure you'll just keep getting better and better.

So glad to hear you guys got help! With so many scrap businesses closing it's incredibly comforting to hear my fave store is expanding! YAY! Snagging the "Vagabond" would be great but this is already win. :)

Congrulations on the new members of the StopandScrap team. I am a new customer who has just made a purchase and I am impressed with the items you carry and your prices. You have a great business already and with the new members I can only see more great things to come. I look forward to a seeing all the new and exciting things that will come with the expansion of the business. I wish you all the best for the future.Thank you for the chance to win the Vagabond.

Wow! Thanks for the chance at an awesome giveaway! I've had the Vagabond on my Wish List for some time now, but to win one with THE Tim Holtz' signature? How fantastic would that be?! Great store with great deals!

I have always loved shopping at your store! You are my #1 online source for all things scrappy. Looking forward to the great changes, and of course, more SHOPPING!!! What a fabulous give-a-way! Thanks for the opportunity to win. :)

Congrats on reorganizing your business to keep your customers happy - not that we weren't happy. A new machine is not in the budget, but how great to perhaps win one and add a Vagabond to my craft room. Good luck to you (and to me)! Diane N., Arizona

So glad to see that you have gotten the blessing you needed to keep going strong......I am very happy for all 4 of you! Thanks for keeping on......and I look forward to seeing the new site! Oh, and thanks for the giveaway too! :)

This is a FANTASTIC giveaway!! And I'm thrilled about the free shipping addition to your already awesome benefits. I hope the new partnership gives you more time to enjoy (and recover from) the newest addition to your family:-)

So many awesome changes, thanks for keeping us updated and all the best to you. Thanks for the chance at the awesome giftaway too...crossing my fingers, toes, even eyes (hard to type) that I"m the lucky winner of this awesome gift!!!

Wow WOW WOW guys congratulations!!!!And thanks for giving away such a sweet prize!!!Tim Holtz is amazing I love his details and wonderful stamps and the Vagabond is definately on my wish list!!! Thanks again and best wishes on your new venture!!!May the journey be long and happy!!! Wendy

Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! Love your store and so happy y'all are growing!! So many local scrap stores have closed here in the Houston area and it's great to see you guys doing well!!Keep up the good work!

congrats on your business and your partners. i have always been happy with your service. my husband has an ebay business and i know how impt customer service is and you are doing a great job.. thanks for the chance to win!